All Channel 4 articles – Page 245
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NewsTom McDonald defends BBC conservation strategy
BBC science commissioning chief Tom McDonald has defended the broadcaster’s decision not to feature explicit conservation messages in its natural history programming.
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NewsC4 signs up Little Dot to create pilots for Shorts
All3Media digital company Little Dot Studios is to create a pilot a month for Channel 4’s online short-form video platform Shorts.
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NewsIndies win major drama deals
Drama producers Rainmark Films and Archery Pictures have secured separate deals to produce series for ITV and Channel 4
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NewsNewsrooms reveal gender split
The UK’s major broadcasters have revealed the number of women they employ in their newsrooms – with the data showing that Channel 4 and Sky News are lagging behind their rivals.
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RatingsYou Can’t Get The Staff serves up 1.6m
TUESDAY: You Can’t Get The Staff served up an above-average audience of 1.6m for Channel 4, as the final run of BBC3’s Bad Education bowed out with an audience 25% smaller than its previous outing.
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NewsChannel 4 develops Isis drama
Channel 4 is developing a drama exploring the reasons some British-born Muslims are joining the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) with Liza Marshall’s fledgling indie Archery Pictures.
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NewsYalli wins C4 gameshow pilot
Yalli Productions is to pilot a gameshow format for Channel 4 in which contestants must agree how to divide up a prize pot into unequal amounts.
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NewsC4 and Box TV head to Platform Festival
Channel 4 has teamed up with Box TV and events company Live Nation to broadcast a series of performances from Manchester’s Platform Festival.
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RatingsGogglebox hits record peak for Stand Up to Cancer
FRIDAY: Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Noel Gallagher helped Gogglebox to a record high of 4.3m as part of Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer event.
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NewsFrankel film under starter's orders for C4
Oxford Scientific Films will explore the story of legendary racehorse Frankel in a Channel 4 documentary ahead of Royal Ascot next year.
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NewsElectric Ray highlights inequality for C4
Sony-backed indie Electric Ray is to make a studio show for Channel 4 in which host Richard Bacon will shine a spotlight on inequality in Britain.
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VideoVIDEO: Grayson Perry: Who Are You?
Click to watch the trailer for Grayson Perry’s forthcoming Swan Films show for Channel 4
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NewsC4 on hunt for spin-off content for big events
Channel 4 wants indies to pitch supporting content for major events, including Stand Up To Cancer and the 2016 Paralympics, and is on the hunt for a replacement for 10 O’Clock Live.
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Behind The ScenesCuring Cancer, C4
This documentary involved more than just observational fi lming, says Brian Woods
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NewsDiversity challenge laid bare
Channel 4’s disability credentials have been thrust into the spotlight after a Creative Diversity Network (CDN) report revealed its portrayal of disabled people was the poorest of four of the UK’s biggest television channels.
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NewsC4 rejects calls to axe Immigration Street
Channel 4 has rejected calls from locals to scrap its controversial forthcoming series Immigration Street and rejected claims that Love Productions has targeted vulnerable people.
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NewsPolitical parties scrutinise debate plans
The broadcaster proposals for leaders’ debates in the run-up to the general election have received a sceptical response from the main political parties.
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RatingsHomeland returns on low
SUNDAY: US drama Homeland returned with its lowest ratings ever for Channel 4 - as The X Factor was the biggest show of the night.
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NewsE4 swoops for Jane The Virgin
Channel 4 has acquired youth-skewing drama Jane The Virgin after striking a deal with CBS Studios International.
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NewsNigel Farage invited to participate in 2015 leaders’ debate
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky have invited Ukip leader Nigel Farage to take part in a leaders’ debate ahead of next year’s general election.